North Shields Pond is a lake in Larimer County, Colorado.
The size of North Shields Pond rewards a simple area-by-area plan instead of long random moves.
Fish and Baits
Fish listed for North Shields Pond include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, and Largemouth Bass.
In Larimer County, try this for bluegill: use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
At North Shields Pond in Larimer County, try this for largemouth bass: work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
When fishing this local, open lake in Larimer County, try this for channel catfish: fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
How to Read the Water
At North Shields Pond in Larimer County, start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.
Season by Season
For a quick check of this local, open lake in Larimer County, shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move.
A Simple Tackle Plan
For a quick check of this local, open lake in Larimer County, a medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle.
At North Shields Pond, record the wind, water color, productive depth, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.